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World No Tobacco Day: The price of tobacco is linked to proportion of smokers

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The cheaper the price of tobacco, the higher the percentage of people that smoke finds the latest Eurostat data. The report looked at the price of a 20 pack of Marlboro cigarettes in every European country and cross-referenced these figures with the percentage of people who smoke in that country. Turkey and Bulgaria, where tobacco …

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Raising awareness of the health risks associated with smoking

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No Smoking Day is on 13th March this year and is a National Awareness Day to help smokers quit and to raise awareness of the health risks associated with smoking. Research shows that smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, can cause many diseases, and overall, affects the health of smokers.  Smoking cigarettes is one of …

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Why tobacco taxation matters for health equity

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Tobacco consumption is the most significant cause of premature death in the EU and one that disproportionally affects the poorest and most disadvantaged citizens. Not only are rates of tobacco consumption higher amongst the lowest socio-economic groups, they suffer more from its effects. The use of novel tobacco products also looks set to grow. National …

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Smoking and drinking damage teenagers’ arteries by age of 17

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The arteries of teenagers who drink alcohol and smoke, even very occasionally, begin to stiffen by the age of 17, according to a new study. Such stiffening has been linked to heart and blood vessel problems later in life, such as heart attacks and strokes. The study, published in the European Heart Journal on Wednesday, …

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EU/US collaboration on medicines and tobacco

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Senior officials from the European Commission (EC), together with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held their 2018 bilateral meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on 18 and 19 June. The two-day bilateral regulatory dialogue allowed the strategic partners to review their ongoing cooperative initiatives, discuss strategic priorities for …

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Systems for tobacco traceability and security features 

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Articles 15 and 16 of the Tobacco Products Directive provide for EU-wide systems of traceability and security features for tobacco products to address the issue of illicit trade. The traceability system aims to: Contribute to reducing the circulation of non-compliant tobacco products Reduce artificially cheap supplies of illegal tobacco products Protect public health, State budgets, and …

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